@kristelwhitaker dreams up a peck of clucking good hens to celebrate novHENber. Interested in building your own hens? Kristel shares free instructions for her plucky leghorn that you can use for HENspiration for your own fantastic fowl.
Which dark knight loves black even more than Batman? Guts, the anti-hero of long-running manga and anime series Berserk. @liivii_711 builds the hulking antihero in LEGO in the Beast of Darkness iteration of the Berserker armor.
Voyage to the final frontier of microscale LEGO with these exclusive free instructions for the Enterprise D and Shuttlepod courtesy of @2bricks_official
@rubblemaker_lego is giving Blacktron a new edge in battle by omitting the firepower entirely.
Who’s the patron deity of LEGO builders? Athena, goddess of handicrafts, would be a good candidate. Wouldn’t you agree, @loic.glbr?
An action-adventure series caked in 80s nostalgia? It’s the strangest thing that @orionpaxone didn’t build something from it sooner.
@marcel.lego is a Castle building legend whose clean designs, ingenious use of elements, and command with color have influenced many other builders. Marcel is back after a long hiatus with a masterful medieval library to get lost in.
Aren’t you a little short for a Mûmakil? Builder @tylar_lego pays tribute to Hannibal’s last standing elephant, Surus, at the battle of the Trebia. Cloaked in red with a howda on its back, Surus might look a little small by Oliphaunt standards, but he is surprisingly close to scale for the now-extinct North African elephants used by the Carthaginians.
@sseven_bricks has a knack for 6-wide cars that pack personality without skimping on gearhead detail. For this 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000, the builder draws on a car with a storied history – an Alpha saved from the scrapyard and given new life as an off-road machine (only to be totaled in an internet stunt).
The LEGO Botanicals sets have offered a steady source of bright colors and inspired plenty of builders to arrange their own bright bouquets. For Taylor (@bricksandchaos), whose builds explore “elegant unease,” flowers became a way to express feelings ranging from elation to anxiety. Her blooms don’t blossom – they writhe. Taylor’s monochrome flower series riffs Continue reading →
Alex (@bryckland) leaves no part wasted in this magnificent white fortress that stands watch over the coast. Built for the French Feodalis roleplay campaign, every part selection by Alex is a joy. We especially love Alex’s use of the newer1x3 Half Arch back-to-back for impressive crenelation (word of the day!)
This majestic LEGO palace from Swedish builder Mikael Norling (@miken_mocs) captures the aesthetics of 17th and 18th-century palaces inspired by the grandeur of Versailles, complete with sprawling gardens.